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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (411), and casualties rose from 584.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,872 collisions in the Derbyshire Dales.

Collisions in 1981
391
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
674
Up 15% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981

3.3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious11429%
  • Slight26468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious13820%
  • Slight52077%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 391, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170239
2024158222
2023201262
2022220309
2021162211
2020145223
2019157210
2018143181
2017133169
2016147224
2015185285
2014206286
2013223339
2012216320
2011223331
2010206296
2009277383
2008270384
2007367540
2006329483
2005327488
2004333497
2003324489
2002385590
2001352514
2000362564
1999412659
1998424644
1997420671
1996359565
1995386597
1994391629
1993393601
1992393600
1991338509
1990356536
1989326490
1988322502
1987293462
1986322516
1985319454
1984317455
1983347490
1982360558
1981391674
1980411584
1979371511

When and where crashes happen in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday49 (13%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March35 (9%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June30 (7.7%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August34 (8.7%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December15 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (52%)
  • Wet or damp140 (36%)
  • Frost or ice26 (6.6%)
  • Snow18 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (36%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph200 (51%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8%)
  • Van occupant27 (4%)
  • Cyclist20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20166 (25%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (7.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (49%)
  • Passenger291 (43%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (65%)
  • Motorcycle103 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in the Derbyshire Dales

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1981.

Collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981: 51, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65168413
2ndA515386438
3rdA522134010
4thA50182316
5thA623183316
6thA632111412
7thB6001112105
8thA5012101611
9thB5036101203
10thA51791103
11thA61591602
12thA61971803
13thB505771003
14thB50566903
15thB601251101
16thB50234502
17thB60544601
18thB65214702
19thA602031202
20thB50353301

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1981

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981: 38.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1981

DE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981: 127.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years